29: Chapter 29: Battle with Lu Ziming! Purple Divine Light
The moment Lu Ziming thought of his future predicament, he wished he could devour Jiang Xuan alive. “Jiang Xuan! All of this is your fault! Why did you come here? Why couldn’t you just be a good-for-nothing?”
His heart was filled with hatred. As the first-place winner of the New Disciple Competition, he had been noticed by an Inner Courtyard teacher, had the chance to enter the Situ Family, and had a bright future ahead. Yet, because of Jiang Xuan’s appearance, it all turned to naught.
“Jiang Xuan, you destroyed my Family, and ruined my future! Today, either you die or I perish!” Lu Ziming roared at Jiang Xuan with a ferocious expression. His entire body suddenly turned crimson, and the Spiritual Qi emanating from him released a wave of heat.
“This is Lu Ziming’s Blazing Sun Spirit Body!” The surrounding people, feeling the heat carried by the wind, all retreated a few steps.
“Brahma Palm!” With a loud shout, Lu Ziming’s aura erupted. The surface of his right hand was enveloped in crimson flames, and then he slammed his palm towards Jiang Xuan, the terrifying temperature seemingly burning the very air.
Watching the crimson palm approach him, Jiang Xuan’s expression remained calm. He formed a hand seal with one hand, and five gigantic lightning swords blocked in front of him, forming a circle that crackled with lightning. “Go!”
A faint voice sounded, and the five lightning swords simultaneously slashed towards the flaming palm. “Boom! Bang!” The two terrifying Martial Skills instantly collided, producing a huge sound.
“Again! Let me show you what a Spirit Body is!” Seeing that his first strike failed, Lu Ziming’s entire body once again erupted with a powerful aura, even more terrifying than before.
Flames surged wildly around him, gradually condensing behind him to form a small sun made of fire. Even from a distance, one could feel the immense energy contained within it.
“That’s Senior Brother Lu’s Spirit Body Divine Ability! I’ve seen it; its power is boundless. He won first place among the new Disciples relying on this Divine Ability. Now, let’s see how Jiang Xuan blocks this.”
The Inner Courtyard Disciples around looked at the fiery sun behind Lu Ziming, their eyes filled with shock and envy.
A Divine Ability! Only God Transformation Realm powerhouses possess such a Move, yet Lu Ziming had already mastered it in the Spirit Infant Realm. This was the terrifying aspect of a Spirit Body.
“A Divine Ability, huh? A bit interesting.” Jiang Xuan felt that aura from afar, and a hint of seriousness flashed in his eyes. “Since that’s the case, I’ll get a little serious too. I’ll just use ten percent of my strength.”
As the temperature in the air grew higher and higher, the blazing flames behind Lu Ziming had also finished condensing. That aura was enough to threaten a Spirit Infant Perfection Realm practitioner.
“Blazing Sun Annihilation!” Lu Ziming roared, his Spiritual Qi circulating at full speed. However, “It’s still not enough!” As if he had made some sort of resolve, a Medicinal Pill suddenly appeared in his hand. He gritted his teeth and swallowed it.
“Boom!” Under the effect of the Medicinal Pill, Lu Ziming’s aura instantly surged, reaching the Spirit Infant Realm Perfection in an instant. And as his aura grew, the explosive energy contained within the giant fireball became even more terrifying.
“What’s going on? How did Lu Ziming’s aura increase so much?” The Outer Courtyard students’ words revealed a hint of worry.
“Heh heh, Jiang Xuan, it’s not over yet. You must be very familiar with this, right?” After speaking, a glowing bone faintly appeared on Lu Ziming’s chest.
Jiang Xuan’s eyes narrowed. “This is… my innate Spirit Bone?”
“Heh heh, did you figure it out? Isn’t it interesting to use your own things to send you on your way?” Lu Ziming sneered.
Jiang Xuan frowned. He felt that the aura emanating from that bone was a bit unusual. Was this really a Spirit Bone?
Suddenly, a beam of light shot out rapidly from the glowing Spirit Bone. That aura was actually a few points stronger than the fireball.
“Hahahahaha, Jiang Xuan, die!” Lu Ziming laughed maniacally as two terrifying attacks descended towards Jiang Xuan.
“Back then, I could cripple you. Today, I can kill you just the same! What if you’re exceptionally talented? You still lost to me. I am the strongest Genius!”
In mid-air, Lu Ziming roared incessantly as if he had gone mad. He raised his head, wanting to see that expression of fear and helplessness in Jiang Xuan’s eyes again.
However, Jiang Xuan’s expression remained as calm as still water. “Heh heh, putting on an act. I’d like to see how you block my attacks.”
“No good, get out of the way quickly!” Both the Inner Courtyard and Outer Courtyard crowds instantly retreated frantically.
This was simply because this aura was too terrifying, completely beyond the scope of the Spirit Infant Realm. If it were to fall, just the residual power alone would probably severely injure them.
In the Void Realm, Yang Lin’s gaze was profound. “Explosive Qi Pill. Lu Ziming’s current strength can probably rank first in the Inner Courtyard. This power is enough to threaten an Early Stage God Transformation Realm cultivator. Tuoba Hai, you really are heartless.”
Below, the Inner Courtyard Disciples, who had already hidden far away, looked at Jiang Xuan, who remained motionless in his original spot, all thinking he had been scared silly. They cheered, “Hahaha, the situation is decided! Jiang Xuan has lost!”
The people from the Outer Courtyard did not speak, but their expressions were tense as they looked at Jiang Xuan. This time, they were not sure if Jiang Xuan could win.
Ye Wushuang, however, wasn’t worried at all. He believed in himself, and he also believed in Jiang Xuan.
Suddenly, a faint voice sounded, piercing through the Void Realm and reverberating throughout heaven and earth, “Illusion-Piercing Amethyst Eyes!”
As the words fell, a captivating pressure permeated the air, as if something terrifying was about to emerge.
“What’s going on? Why do I suddenly feel a bit uneasy?” The crowd began to stir.
“That voice just now came from Jiang Xuan! Look quickly, Jiang Xuan’s eyes!”
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.” Everyone looked towards Jiang Xuan.
They saw that Jiang Xuan’s eyes were no longer black and white, but entirely purple. Light flowed within his pupils, and a purple charm permeated them. Just one glance, and one couldn’t extricate themselves.
“Hiss, hiss…” The crowd’s expressions changed, and they all lowered their heads, breathing heavily. “It’s too terrifying. What kind of eyes are those? They seem to be able to see through everything.”
“Purple Extreme Divine Light!” Another sound came from Jiang Xuan’s mouth. Two purple beams of light erupted from Jiang Xuan’s eyes, shooting towards the fireball and the light blade respectively.
“Not good!” Yang Lin was greatly alarmed. Feeling the terrifying fluctuations of the two purple light beams, he could no longer sit still. He waved his right hand, and a gigantic transparent ancient bell descended, isolating Jiang Xuan and Lu Ziming within it.
Inside the ancient bell, the fireball was instantly shattered by the Purple Extreme Divine Light, exploding in space and forming streaks of flames that scattered everywhere.
As for the light blade, it resisted for a while, as if venting its unwillingness, but soon, it too was dispersed into heaven and earth. The terrifying residual power caused the ancient bell to ring with “clang-clang” sounds, making people dizzy.
Everyone climbed up from the ground, with expressions of having survived a catastrophe.